top Adaptive and alternative communication strategies are those strategies that aid in effective communication. This may involve using a range of different communication mediums including technology, mechanical equipment, body signals, visuals, concrete examples and signing.
To make or become better.
The privileging of heterosexuality and the basic presumption that heterosexuality is the “norm”.
Critical literacy is an approach to literacy that acknowledges the many ways in which individuals and communities use oral, print, visual and multimedia communication. Students are helped to read meaning, to create meaning and to critically evaluate and respond to meaning. This helps them become clearer thinkers, understand power relations in the classroom and community and change unjust situations.
A framework of values and ideas and ways of seeing the world which is embedded in the language we all use, and which marks the exchange of ideas within a community; an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with a particular topic.
Distinctive spirit of the organisation.
Use of current best research evidence to inform decisions about the performance of your role or a choice of approach or program.
A model worthy of imitation.
A person who believes in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes.
Research done to help create or improve a process or product.
The techniques involved in forum theatre encourage spectators to become spect-actors: active participants exploring strategies for change. In forum theatre, an issue is shown to an audience in an unsolved form and the audience or spect-actors are invited to suggest and enact solutions. After the actors show the initial scene or scenes, the initial scene ('the model') is replayed and follows exactly the same course until an audience member says 'Stop', takes the role of one of the players and tries to alter the course of events. This type of drama provides opportunities for participants to more deeply examine issues of conflict and harassment.
Full service schools establish a 'one-stop shop' where government and non-government support agencies are available at the school to meet the educational and social support needs of students and their families.
The act or process of administrating.
Health Promoting Schools is a worldwide approach where schools provide education and support to enhance the emotional, social, physical and moral wellbeing of all members of their school community.
Prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality.
IDEAS is a process that allows a school community to achieve outcomes by focusing on a shared vision and statement of beliefs, developing a strong and cohesive community and establishing accepted school-wide educational practices. IDEAS encourages the school community to reach these outcomes by coordinating resources. The skills, knowledge and understandings of participants in the school community are engaged in the process and used to work toward changes in their practices.
An 'I' statement assertively tells the other person how you feel about something – and what you want to happen instead. It's important to be calm and objective, without blaming, being aggressive or demanding that the other person change. The 'I' statement usually identifies the behaviour that is a problem for you (what they did), the impact on you (your feelings and beliefs) and your solution (what you'd like to happen instead).
For example: 'When I'm picked on for being different, I get angry because we all have a right to be treated fairly. I'd like you to stop and think before you say something'.
Speaking of “masculinities” in the plural is a way of drawing attention to the fact that there are many different ways of being masculine.
Fear or hatred of women.
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The principles and methods of teaching and learning.
To ensure student safety, peer mediation must be supported by a wide range of conflict resolution strategies across the school community. Because the strategy is designed for the resolution of disputes where both parties are keen for a 'win/win' solution, it is not recommended for situations involving the repeated misuse of power.
To prevent the development of problems (risk factors) that place people at risk
To propose/identify problems.
A multidimensional model of classroom practice that focuses on intellectual quality, connectedness, supportive environments and recognition of difference.
Members of the school community continuously seek and share learning and then act on what they learn.
Research in which participants are randomly allocated to either the intervention group or the control group. The intervention group receives the intervention while the control group receives either an existing service, program or treatment or sometimes no intervention. The random aspect is important as this helps to reduce the possibility of bias.
Restorative justice refers to structured processes designed to repair the harm and teach and encourage more socially responsible behaviours after incidents such as bullying. Restorative justice examples include the formal apology, the method of shared concern, restitution and community conferencing.
To repair harm and rebuild relationships; an approach to restoring a school’s safe and caring environment.
Changing the organisational structures, decision-making processes and management systems of an organisation.
Study of the organisation and relatedness of all phenomena; focuses on the arrangement of the parts, and the relationships between them, which organise them into a whole.
United Nations Children’s Fund.
World Health Organisation.
Engaging all key learning areas, all year levels and the wider community; includes many aspects of school life, such as curriculum, culture, teaching practices, policies and procedures.